• The Intermediate Stage
    • Listening
      • relies on Illustrations for clues
      • excels in recalling events in order
      • asks questions
    • Speaking
      • retells events using descriptive words
      • provides details
      • ability to make comparisons
    • Reading
      • summarizes
      • reads simple stories
      • follows directions
      • identify and define new vocabulary words
    • Writing
      • ability to write simple sentences with strong vocabulary words


Teacher Strategies
Student Activities

Listening
Preview book before reading
Teach story elements
Use pictures to sequence events
Encourage and teach questioning
Teach paraphrasing

Speaking
Ask open-ended questions
conduct interviews
use prior knowledge and experience
model appropriate speech
mirror speech
provide games to develop fluency

Reading
teach literary analysis
direct the literary response from students
Use reference materials
Teach reading fluency
Guide reading discussions
Teach genres

Writing
implement double-entry journals
Teach process writing
Use graphic organizers
Word banks
analiyze genres of writing
rubric assessment
Listening
Preview Pictures

Recall story events in order
Ask Questions
Paraphrase Directions

Speaking
Retell events using vocabulary
make comparisons
make and maintain a personal dictionary and thesaurus


Reading
Read the stories that are given
Follow the directions
discover and identify new vocabulary words
pick out main ideas
summarize narratives
identify genres

Writing
identify and comment on important passages
prewrite using graphic organizer
use reference materials
create word banks
compare/contrast narrative and expository text
practice rubric material